Civil Infrastructure Engineer (Third Party Contractor Works)

About the Trust

We're one of the UK’s biggest charities and we care for 2,000 miles of canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs because we believe life is better by water. We're looking for people who support our cause and want to make a difference for future generations. Could this be you?

Along with our waterways we also manage museums, archives and the country's third largest collection of historic buildings, as well as the nature and wildlife that calls our canals home. All of this enables us to provide wellbeing opportunities for millions of people each year.

Join Our Team: Works Engineer (West Midlands) opportunity

Similar relevant titles include: Third Party Works Engineer, Infrastructure Works Engineer, Asset Protection Engineer, Civil Engineer (Third Party Works), Civil Infrastructure Engineer

Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.

Our Third-Party Works Team helps developers, utility companies and local authorities carry out projects safely on or near our 2,000 miles of historic waterways, guiding them through our Code of Practice and ensuring every scheme protects our heritage, environment and customers. The team supports hundreds of projects each year—from small local works to major infrastructure schemes- offering specialist guidance, engineering input, inspections and approvals. Their work ensures that third party activities are safe, compliant and carried out without detrimental impact on navigation, towpaths, wildlife, heritage structures or public use.

As a Works Engineer, you’ll manage a busy and varied caseload of third party engineering works taking place on or around the Trust’s waterways. You’ll work closely with developers and other key stakeholders to ensure works are delivered safely, protect customers, reduce risk to Trust assets, and avoid negative impacts on the character and heritage of our waterways.

The Trust recovers fees and charges for third party works, which directly support our wider charitable activities, making income generation an important aspect of the role.

Working Hours & Travel

This is a home-based role, with occasional travel across the West Midlands to our hub spaces for collaborative meetings. This role is great for someone who enjoys variety, splitting time between home, our Trust Hubs and regular site visits, and who’s happy to work flexibly when needed, including the occasional early start, late finish or weekend.

Core hours: 37 hours, 5 days a week, work pattern.

You should be able to reasonably commute to one of the following hubs: Birmingham.

Role Overview

This role is ideal for someone with a strong interest in engineering, an organised and accurate approach, and the ability to work collaboratively to deliver practical solutions that benefit the waterway environment. The role involves managing information, working with databases, and meeting deadlines and targets.

Graduates and newly qualified engineers will be supported to build technical and negotiation skills through project work, while more experienced engineers can broaden their expertise across a varied and interesting workload.

Key Responsibilities

Assessing/managing/ensuring third parties undertaking engineering/construction works on or adjacent to CRT’s estate with potential to affect CRT’s interests are planned and undertaken safely.

Provide technical support to CRT internal specialists teams by working efficiently to defined standards and procedures to ensure conservation and protection of the condition of the waterway assets.

To ensure compliance with statutory requirements and internal Codes of Practice.

To protect CRT’s interests including; customer service standards, environment and heritage.

Liaise with CRT internal teams including estates, operations and environmental, to ensure the internal consultation processes are met.

Promote early involvement, safety and recover costs from third party projects.

Comply with Canal & River Trust Health & Safety policy and defined standards. Report incidents, accidents and near misses.

Using SAP and GIS systems, ensure all relevant information and analysis is input in a timely and accurate manner.

Provide engineering advice and support to third parties and internal teams, to assist in the resolution of engineering-related situations.

Contribute technical advice covering feasibility, detailed design and buildability of third party projects taking account of Canal & River Trust standards and external standards including heritage and environmental issues.

Provide a point of contact for technical queries internally and externally. Respond as appropriate by providing advice and reference to relevant information sources.

About You

You’ll bring practical technical know how, confidence on site and the ability to spot risks fast and record them clearly. With strong people skills and a customer first mindset, you’ll thrive in a role that keeps you moving, problem solving and representing the Trust across the region.

Skills & Qualifications

Technical:

Demonstrate comprehensive relevant experience of site engineering, H&S, contractor management.

Proven experience of inspecting / delivering civil and/or construction engineering activities.

Proven experience in assessing infrastructure risk.

Demonstrable experience in cross-functional working delivering performance across range of functions.

Experience of engineering in the water environment, desirable.

Knowledge and understanding of historic infrastructure, desirable.

Professional qualification in a relevant technical discipline, such as Degree or HND in Civil Engineering, desirable.

Membership of relevant professional body e.g. ICE, desirable.

General:

Experience in the delivery of excellent customer service standards.

Able to provide a good standard of written communication and proven ability to present technical data to non-technical audiences.

Able to support other areas of the business in an appropriate manner, taking account of overall business priorities and negotiating resources as appropriate.

Must hold a current valid driving licence – company car allowance will be provided.

Contact & Application

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk. We encourage early applications as we may close the vacancy once we receive enough suitable candidates.

What We Offer

In addition to your annual base salary of £38,720 - £44,140 (depending on experience), we also offer Car Cash Allowance (£390 per month), a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a range of employee benefits.

For a full breakdown of our benefits, check out our brochure here:  EVP - 1.

Learn more:  https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits

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Our values

We care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

We want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments - whether for a disability, neurodiversity, or health condition - please let us know what you need and how we can support you. We’ll work with you to make any necessary changes.

All of our jobs can be considered on a part time, flexible or job share basis.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. We recognise not everyone who is classified as disabled under the Equality Act personally identifies this way, or with this definition of disability. Please do not let this discourage you from applying under the scheme.

At Canal & River Trust, we are committed to fair, transparent, and ethical recruitment practices. As part of our hiring process, we may use AI to analyse applications and support us work more efficiently. However, all hiring decisions – without exception - are made by our hiring managers.

Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us